![]() ![]() Except I spit lyrics and I tell my stories through my hands, with these notes.” “When people see me, snapback, inked up Black man, they make a lot of assumptions about me, people expect me to start rapping, and they’re not 100% wrong, I am a rapper. Black Book “is a series of musical poems that illustrate thoughts, emotions, and perspectives of the social climate that we live in, stories of personal relationships, and an opportunity to view the world through the keys of the piano.” “Growing up, I was into hip-hop and rap like all the kids in my neighborhood, but I was also obsessed with the music of Mozart, Debussy and Bach – just as much as I was with Mos Def, or Biggie, or Busta Rhymes.” Black Book – BLKBOKīLKBOK debuted Black Book on June 18th, his first album since signing to Billy Mann and Benton James’ icons+giants, and a tribute to the movie Green Book and pianist/composer Don Shirley. His moniker clearly nods to Bach, one of the greatest pianists and composers of all time, but also to the hybrid musical expression (that of pop, hip-hop and classical) that is integral to his identity. He emerged as an acclaimed piano prodigy by the age of 8. It’s about marrying those two concepts and building bridges through music.īorn and raised in Detroit, neo-classical pianist BLKBOK (Charles Wilson III) grew up with his hands on the keys. Neo-classical piano prodigy BLKBOK debuts ‘Black Book’, a 12-track body of work illustrating the world he’s in as a Black man and an artist in the 2020s.
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